It's time for No. 1 pick Fultz to turn 76ers into winners

"We are a team on the rise in so many different ways". Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate this question. "We have all been around NBA basketball for a while now".

"FEDS" is the nickname of the 76ers potential starters for next season.

The Los Angeles Lakers took UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick. Gone are the years of starting lineups featuring the likes of Tony Wroten and Henry Sims, and the fanbase is taking notice. "I haven't talked to them as far as my role in the team but I'll find a way to fit in with their great core", said Mr. Tatum, who has drawn comparisons with New York All-Star Carmelo Anthony for his varied offensive repertoire.

Green: Ironically, I like what Boston did. The 6-foot-4 guard out of Washington has gone on late-night TV and boasted of his love of Philly cheesesteaks, made a social media connection with franchise player Joel Embiid and dazzled on draft night with a pair of orange sneakers made of the same leather used to make National Basketball Association game balls. But this year, there was also history made.

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On Friday, the team finally introduced what appears to be the last segment of setting up for the future when Markelle Fultz trotted across the stage to be crowned the newest Sixer. Philadelphia literally went from one of the most barren rosters in the league just a few seasons ago to one of the more promising ones. "Somewhere out there, without being reckless, are the formation of some of those qualities that we're looking for to make up the rest of the team, that will be the next step".

The deadline for Embiid to come to an agreement on his contract with the Sixers is October 31, and then after that, Embiid will play out the 2017-18 season with him becoming a restricted free agent at the beginning of next offseason. Play badly, and you get top young talent, which is the cheapest form of talent available because young talent has no bargaining power whatsoever. "I've been improving. I don't see any reason I wouldn't keep doing the same thing". The Celtics have a lot of youth on their side as well, and one of the top players in the league in Isaiah Thomas.

Bolden has intriguing upside and received some consideration for late in the first round while Lessort is an energy guy who will bash around inside, but both internationals also come with the reality of bring second-rounders. They can go in several directions, whether they decide to sit back and pluck young talent or package picks together for an all-star.

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